This is a rough estimate based on the data we have available. Small farms can be factory farms too.

13

5,771,012,472

5,771,012,472

68.190%

Pigs are assumed to be over 55 pounds, per the EPA regulations.

14

8,463,194,794

15

16

Inventory, Table 32

Egg-laying hens

1/2 Medium CAFO

19,500

Total % factory farmed

17

Animals per farm

Total animals

Cumulative

Cumulative %

These estimates use the number of animals per farm as the best available proxy for whether it’s a CAFO, with assumptions including that all Large CAFOs are factory farms, the upper half of Medium CAFO-sized farms are factory farms, and no Small CAFO-sized farms are factory farms. Note that the vast majority of farmed land animals are chickens. Lower and upper estimates are taken with the closest figures for farm size compared to the CAFO figures.

18

1 to 49

2,725,732

350,715,978

100.000%

19

50 to 99

810,819

347,990,246

99.223%

20

100 to 399

998,790

347,179,427

98.992%

21

400 to 3199

1,033,178

346,180,637

98.707%

22

3200 to 9999

3,599,091

345,147,459

98.412%

23

10000 to 19999

17,957,784

341,548,368

97.386%

Lower estimate

Upper estimate

24

20000 to 49999

36,270,491

323,590,584

92.266%

Meat chickens

99.841%

99.931%

25

50000 to 99999

18,067,593

287,320,093

81.924%

Egg chickens

98.707%

98.992%

26

100000 or more

269,252,500

269,252,500

76.772%

Turkeys

99.336%

99.772%

27

350,715,978

Pigs

95.781%

97.884%

28

Cows

50.100%

67.714%

29

Sales, Table 32

Turkeys

1/2 Medium CAFO

35,750

Total land

99.27%

99.56%

30

Animals per farm

Total animals

Cumulative

Cumulative %

We lack US census data for fish farm size, but consensus in the field seems to be that virtually all fish farms are factory farms in terms of confinement, disease, and other metrics.

31

1 to 1999

275,382

286,030,261

100.000%

32

2000 to 7999

376,577

285,754,879

99.904%

33

8000 to 15999

1,246,107

285,378,302

99.772%

34

16000 to 29999

4,598,901

284,132,195

99.336%

35

30000 to 59999

27,274,512

279,533,294

97.729%

36

60000 to 99999

45,428,208

252,258,782

88.193%

37

100000 or more

206,830,574

206,830,574

72.311%

38

286,030,261

39

40

Inventory, Table 21

Pigs

1/2 Medium CAFO

1,625

41

Animals per farm

Total animals

Cumulative

Cumulative %

42

1 to 24

244,250

65,846,785

100.000%

43

25 to 49

116,808

65,602,535

99.629%

44

50 to 99

146,967

65,485,727

99.452%

45

100 to 199

201,460

65,338,760

99.228%

46

200 to 499

683,977

65,137,300

98.923%

47

500 to 999

1,384,921

64,453,323

97.884%

48

1000 to 1999

3,662,168

63,068,402

95.781%

49

2000 to 4999

14,687,199

59,406,234

90.219%

50

5000 or more

44,719,035

44,719,035

67.914%

51

65,846,785

52

53

Inventory, Table 16

Cows

1/2 Medium CAFO (beef/veal)

650

54

1/2 Medium CAFO (dairy)

450

55

Animals per farm

Total animals

Cumulative

Cumulative %

56

1 to 9

1,179,625

89,994,614

100.000%

57

10 to 19

2,350,565

88,814,989

98.689%

58

20 to 49

6,907,696

86,464,424

96.077%

59

50 to 99

8,161,882

79,556,728

88.402%

60

100 to 199

10,456,310

71,394,846

79.332%

61

200 to 499

15,851,268

60,938,536

67.714%

62

500 to 999

11,881,862

45,087,268

50.100%

63

1000 to 2499

11,058,595

33,205,406

36.897%

64

2500 to 4999

6,121,370

22,146,811

24.609%

65

5000 or more

16,025,441

16,025,441

17.807%

66

89,994,614

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